Govt approves Tugwi – Mukosi Master Plan
Harare- GOVERNMENT has Tuesday approved the Tugwi Mukosi Master Plan, in pursuit of the Second Republic’s commitment to prioritize food security, Express Mail Zim can report.
The dam has potential to irrigate 40 000 hectares of land.
The development was announced by Information, Publicity and Broadcast Services Monica Mutsvangwa in her post cabinet media briefing.
“Cabinet considered and approved the Tugwi Mukosi master plan as presented by the minister of local government and public works, Honorable July Moyo. The nation is being informed that the ministry of local government and public works commissioned a consortium of universities to prepare the Tugwi Mukosi combination master plan authority,”she said.
She said the Tugwi Mukosi Dam and its environs present excellent opportunities for accelerated agricultural and irrigation development and therefore more irrigation schemes will be established.
” Cabinet agreed that three new irrigation schemes measuring 3 852 hectares will be established, with bangs irrigation scheme being expanded from 64 hectares to 195 hectares. Tugwi Mukosi Dam alone has the potential to irrigate about 40 000 hectares of land in the country’s Lowveld.”
The dam was officially commissioned in 2017 .
Meanwhile, government has also identified Kanyemba Border Post in Mbire as one of the potential drivers of Vision 2030 in the province and land has been set aside for urban development.
” A total of 1 600 hectares has been set aside for urban development, while some land has been set aside for communal and commercial irrigation schemes.
“The development of Kanyemba will be anchored on four pillars, namely agriculture, tourism, international trade and service industry,” she said.
